Documents the emergence of a pattern of political instability in Latin America. Traditional military coups have receded in the region, but elected presidents ar

This volume is the first comprehensive analysis of a new type of executive instability without regime instability in Latin America referred to as "presidential

Why does institutional instability pervade the developing world? Examining contemporary Latin America, Institutions on the Edge develops and tests a novel argum

Documents the emergence of a new pattern of political instability in Latin America. Traditional military coups have receded in the region, but elected president

For two decades, students of presidentialism have argued that extreme executive-legislative conflict ignites military interventions. However, in recent years ma